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Craft Focus magazine is a bi-monthly trade publication for the craft industry, distributed to Art & Craft shops, Toy shops, Model shops, Haberdashers and Needlecraft retailers.
Each issue contains detailed information on upcoming trade shows and reviews many new and innovative products, enabling retailers to make informed and profitable buying decisions for their business. Find out more about the magazine here.
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Summer’s here and the time is right ... for crafting in the street! Well, maybe in the garden! Everyone at Craft Focus HQ is absolutely loving the warmer weather! Our ‘Endless Summer’ feature was a no-brainer. Warm colours, sunset prints and feel-good patterns – we’re soaking it all up before July comes and with it, the sound of sleigh bells.
Another trend feature you may have spotted is ‘Celestial Crafts’, for those who love stars, moons and a touch of astrology, this is for you! And, as a Sagittarius, it’s right up my street!
The Business Design Centre was buzzing for the London Stationery Show and it was great to see clients, old and new, London certainly was the place to be! Supporting young crafters and budding artists, we have our Children’s Crafts feature as well as our Back to School feature to assist their studies with a stellar offering of trendy and practical stationery supplies.
Our other jam-packed features include Crafts under £15 - for those giftworthy purchases, as well as haberdashery essentials in our ‘Ribbons & Buttons’ section and not forgetting all the latest industry news and trade show reports. Lastly, please shout if there’s anything you’d like to see in the magazine. We love to hear from our readers.
Enjoy the warmer days ahead and keep on crafting!
Rachel Westall, Editor
PS. If you have any news you would like to submit to this site or Craft Focus magazine, please email editor@craftfocus.com
Rachel x
Olympic champion, and crafting icon Tom Daley has teamed up with Hobbycraft, UK's largest arts and crafts retailer, to design and launch a brand new Made With Love by Tom Daley range, exclusively available online and in-store from Thursday 2nd October. The 11-piece collection celebrates Tom's love of yarn crafts with a fun, animal and fruit inspired twist; featuring crochet kits that make dogs, zebras and giraffes, to positive slogan embroidery designs and fun iron-on patches.
The 11-piece range was developed in partnership with J.Gordhan, Hobbycraft’s strategic manufacturing partner. Prices start at £4.00, and the full range can be shopped at hobbycraft.co.uk/brand/made-with-love/
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Amanda Litster, owner of Fab Dab Do talks to Craft Focus about creating more creative futures for little ones! Surrey is where Fab Dab Do was created in 2019, however the company initially started as a company in 2015 called Splatter Make based in Bromley. It transformed the much-loved T shirt painting workshops into DIY kits right from a greenhouse studio.
Experts are hoping that the growing popularity of Second-hand September and The Great British Sewing Bee, which has been attracting millions of viewers, can help avoid a supply chain crisis by driving interest in sewing. There are growing concerns that the booming popularity of pre-loved clothing is rapidly outpacing the UK's sewing machinists, risking a skills shortage that could prove a major headache for shoppers, retailers and sustainability.
